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+The term provinces in Finland can refer to either the historical provinces (''historialliset maakunnat'') or administrative divisions (''läänit'') of Finland, as well as modern regions (''maakunnat''). Historical provinces were defined by the region administered by the castle counties (''linnalääni'', Swedish: ''slottslän'').  Provincial names were used in the county name until King Gustav III's county reform of 1776.<ref>[https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suomen_historialliset_maakunnat "Suomen historialliset maakunnat"],Wikipedia. Accessed 8 September 2022.</ref>
+== Castle Counties (''Linnalääni'', ''Slottslän'') ==
-=== Finnish Provinces  ===
+These nine administrative regions were used from 1595 to 1634.<ref>[https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slottsl%C3%A4n "Slottslän"], Wikipedia. Accessed 8 September 2022.</ref>
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
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+|-
+! Finnish !! Swedish
-=== Tips  ===
+|-
+|| Hämeenlinnan || Tavastehus
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+|-
+|| Kastelholman  || Kastelhom
+|-
+|| Kokemäenkartanon || Kumogård
+|-
+|| Korsholman || Korsholm
+|-
+|| Porvoon || Borgå
+|-
+|| Raaseporin || Raseborg
+|-
+|| Savonlinnan || Nyslott
+|-
+|| Turun || Åbo
+|-
+|| Viipurin || Viborg
+|}
+== Historical Provinces ==
+Since 1634 the historical provinces have no administrative significance, but remain a traditional part of Finland.<ref>[https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suomen_historialliset_maakunnat "Suomen historialliset maakunnat"],Wikipedia. Accessed 8 September 2022.</ref>
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|-
+! English !! Finnish !! Swedish
+|-
+| Åland || Ahvenanmaa || Åland
+|-
+| Tavastia || Häme || Tavastland
+|-
+| Karelia || Karjala || Karelen
+|-
+| Laponia || Lappi || Lappland
+|-
+| Ostrobothnia || Pohjanmaa || Österbotten
+|-
+| Satakuna || Satakunta || Satakunda
+|-
+| Savonia || Savo || Savolax
+|-
+| Uusimaa || Uusimaa || Nyland
+|-
+| Finland Proper || Varsinais-Suomi || Egentliga Finland
+|}
+Modern provinces with administrative functions began to be formed in the 1920s. These were based on economic influences causing municipalities to join together creating an provincial union (Finnish: ''maakunnan liitto'', Swedish: ''landskapsförbund''). In 1994 legislative reform was introduced to expand this to the entire country.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_Finland "Provinces of Finland"], Wikipedia. Accessed 8 September 2022.</ref><ref>[https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suomen_l%C3%A4%C3%A4nit "Suomen läänit"], Wikipedia. Accessed 8 September 2022.</ref>
 == References  ==
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-Cite sources used to create this page here.<br>
 [[Category:Finland]]